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Two Syrian airfields, a research centre and a chemical weapons facility are said to be targets, sources claim

DONALD TRUMP is lining up an all-out blitz on up to EIGHT targets in Syria - after US officials said they had proof Bashar al Assad gassed his own people.

Sources in the US last night claimed America was considering striking a number of sites including two Syrian airfields, a research centre and a chemical weapons facility.

The revelation came as two US officials said blood and urine samples from some of the 70 victims of the deadly chemical attack in Douma last weekend showed traces of chlorine gas and a nerve agent – most likely Sarin.

NBC said the pair were “confident” in the intelligent, which emerged as senior staff thrashed out the Pentagon’s likely plan of action at a National Security Council meeting.

Experts said airstrikes could come this weekend given French and British backing.

President Trump had plunged the West into fresh uncertainty by appearing to suggest he was having second thoughts on military action.